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Power crisis in Pakistan will not end anytime soon

May 20, 2013

Two Pakistani ministers in charge of water and power explained what can be done to end power cuts of up to 20 hours a day in parts of the country enduring temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius and above - absolutely nothing, it seems, except raise prices. #Pakistan #NewsTracker #Pakistan power crisis
I should have quit presidency to lead PPP in polls: Zardari

May 20, 2013

President Asif Zardari has said that he should have quit his position and led the Pakistan People's Party's campaign in order to ensure a better performance in the just concluded general election. #World #NewsTracker #Yousuf Raza Gilani #TheySaidIt #Asif Ali Zardari #PPP #Tehrik-e-Insaf #Pakistan elections 2013 #South Asian Free Media Association
India poll 2013: Indians are worried about water, energy and China

May 20, 2013

A new opinion poll conducted by the Lowy Institute for International Policy and the Australia India Institute reveals Indians who want the best of all worlds. #World #India #China #Corruption #Pakistan #ConnectTheDots #Survey

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India has become safer under Manmohan Singh

Mar 03, 2013

The numbers indicate that the Congress government is doing something spectacularly right, and it was actually the BJP that was soft on terror. #India #Manmohan Singh #Terrorism #Pakistan #WhatThisMeans
Pakistan election: Will the vote be anti-American this time?

Feb 17, 2013

The Pakistani population is against the war in the tribal areas. A Gallup poll a few days ago showed that an astonishing 92 percent of Pakistanis had a negative view of the United States leadership #HowThisWorks #Imran Khan #Pakistan election #Pakistan elections 2013
Syed Ali Shah Geelani: the man between India and Hurriyat engagement

Feb 10, 2013

The deadlock in Kashmir awaits an event, the exit of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who is 83 and the last true Maududist in India. #HowThisWorks #Pakistan #Kashmir #Syed Ali Shah Geelani #Hurriyat Conference

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Not just niceties, China and India need to focus on thorny issues

India’s discourse with China has traditionally been trapped in the Mao-ist maze that defines how “friends” ought to conduct themselves. But Chinese statecraft has evolved, and India too must up its diplomatic game.
Why the Indian media gives a damn about poverty

In that sense the poverty line of India is cruel. It is merciless and doesn’t allow the majority of Indians any money for shelter or access to education or healthcare or sanitation or anything else that civilised nations would consider as essential as food.
Goa meet: Will the BJP finally find a way out of its troubles?

Can the party resolve internal discord and take a call on Modi’s PM candidature?
Why Dhoni, Tendulkar can't distance themselves from spot fixing

Try following a game on twitter or with friends or at the ground. At every step of the way, the spot-fixing question raises itself.

Movie Review: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' leaves you dissatisfied

If you forget the politics and just look at the film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist doesn’t fare much better. It’s a thriller that lacks tension and suspense.
Here's how the Delhi Police stumbled upon spot-fixing in IPL

After monitoring a phone call, the investigation had virtually turned pan-India with some of the bookies based in Gujarat and Mumbai.
Ex-Citi CEO Vikram Pandit, JM Financial join hands for banking foray in India

JM Financial will nominate Pandit as the non-executive chairman of the proposed bank. Pandit and Aiyar will have the right to purchase shares up to the amount prescribed by the RBI in this entity.
Movie Review: The Great Gatsby is the most Bollywood of Baz Luhrmann's films

The great American dream is an integral part of America. It’s ‘great’ in that it symbolises not truth, but hope when the truth is disillusioning; it symbolises not facts, but ideals when facts are unnerving; it symbolises not likelihood, but promise when likelihood is all but bleak.

Google I/O 2013 keynote: New Maps, Search, Plus, and S4 with 'pure' Android

We’re tracking the Google I/O conference 2013 live – what will be unveiled?
Hero worshipped in Kerala, Sreesanth still innocent in his state

The summary of the response in his Sreesanth’s home turf is that of incredulity. They are unwilling to believe that the pacer is guilty.
Why return of Dreamliners won't change Air India's fortunes

The original promise of the Dreamliner has failed to materiallise due to limitations in its flying range. Will Air India continue to pay a price for this?
Did Indira abolish bonded labour or Sonia? NREGA's tall claims

The UPA ads eulogising MGNREGA as a a huge success needs to be taken with bags of salt. The scheme did make a difference, but not as is claimed.

Angelina’s breast surgery possible in India, but there's a catch

So can we test in India and gain from the same treatment privilege that Jolie had? Yes, but there is a catch.
IPL 2013 KKR vs PWI Live: Yusuf kicks KKR out of the IPL

Live detailed updates as KKR take on Pune in a must-win game at Ranchi.
Wrong on Ghaziabad: The Kiran Bedi argument for moral policing

Bedi’s argument that we should focus on the legal wrong committed by the girl slapped by cops is technical, disingenuous and enabling.
Cloak but no dagger: The awfully mundane world of spies

There’s an endearing quality to reports that a CIA spy was arrested in Moscow: he comes across as a bumbling amateur who represents the lost Age of Innocence in the world of espionage.

From here on, Sonia-Manmohan dyarchy is a slow train wreck

The “two heads” power arrangement between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is coming apart at the seams.
Lessons from Karnataka: Cong must stop backing corrupt leaders in Andhra

The fact that it has allowed individuals named in chargesheets to continue as ministers is evidence that the Congress runs Andhra Pradesh as if it is its fiefdom, without a care for ethics in public life.
IPL 2013: How Isa Guha is changing perceptions about cricket presenters

Isa Guha is not your usual female cricket presenter. Apart from being an ex-player, she’s highly educated and injects a breath of fresh air on Indian screens.
Android and Chrome aren't merging for now, says Google's Sundar Pichai

Pichai has emphasised that Google is embracing both Chrome and Android is investing in both at least for now.

Ashwani to be shifted, Bansal to be booted? PM will decide

The fate of the two ministers is reportedly in the hands of the Prime Minister who has been told to take a final call.
How the Sarabjit-Sanaullah episode diminishes India

The Sarabjit-Sanaullah episode shows that for all of India’s attempts to project itself as an emerging global power, with a footprint larger than just the South Asian peninsula, it is unable to break out of its hyphenated relationship with Pakistan.
Changing dynamics: Is low-cost flying becoming really high cost?

Consumers may have to pay a high price for both the lower price and increased choice.
Star Trek Into Darkness is a perfectly adequate popcorn film

Star Trek Into Darkness is a perfectly adequate summer blockbuster film. It is impeccably tailored to please both the Trekkies and the non-geeks, genre lovers as well as the average moviegoer.

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Articles

Power crisis in Pakistan will not end anytime soon

I should have quit presidency to lead PPP in polls: Zardari

India poll 2013: Indians are worried about water, energy and China

Blog posts

India has become safer under Manmohan Singh

Pakistan election: Will the vote be anti-American this time?

Syed Ali Shah Geelani: the man between India and Hurriyat engagement

Editor's picks

Not just niceties, China and India need to focus on thorny issues

Why the Indian media gives a damn about poverty

Goa meet: Will the BJP finally find a way out of its troubles?

Why Dhoni, Tendulkar can't distance themselves from spot fixing

Movie Review: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' leaves you dissatisfied

Here's how the Delhi Police stumbled upon spot-fixing in IPL

Ex-Citi CEO Vikram Pandit, JM Financial join hands for banking foray in India

Movie Review: The Great Gatsby is the most Bollywood of Baz Luhrmann's films

Google I/O 2013 keynote: New Maps, Search, Plus, and S4 with 'pure' Android

Hero worshipped in Kerala, Sreesanth still innocent in his state

Why return of Dreamliners won't change Air India's fortunes

Did Indira abolish bonded labour or Sonia? NREGA's tall claims

Angelina’s breast surgery possible in India, but there's a catch

IPL 2013 KKR vs PWI Live: Yusuf kicks KKR out of the IPL

Wrong on Ghaziabad: The Kiran Bedi argument for moral policing

Cloak but no dagger: The awfully mundane world of spies

From here on, Sonia-Manmohan dyarchy is a slow train wreck

Lessons from Karnataka: Cong must stop backing corrupt leaders in Andhra

IPL 2013: How Isa Guha is changing perceptions about cricket presenters

Android and Chrome aren't merging for now, says Google's Sundar Pichai

Ashwani to be shifted, Bansal to be booted? PM will decide

How the Sarabjit-Sanaullah episode diminishes India

Changing dynamics: Is low-cost flying becoming really high cost?

Star Trek Into Darkness is a perfectly adequate popcorn film